Your Harbour

The exhibition Your Harbour at the Danish Architecture Centre casts the spotlight on the rapid development of Copenhagen’s inner harbour. As it develops, the Harbour becomes an increasingly attractive, fascinating and open recreational area, providing the people of Copenhagen with a wonderful range of activities and experiences.

Exhibition Period22 March 2013 - 16 June 2013

The exhibition runs from 22 March to 16 June at the Danish
Architecture Centre

Islands Brygge. Photo: Pol Foto / Søren
Malmose.

"Around the Harbour" is the new Sunday walk

Copenhagen Harbour is the city's new, large-scale public space.
This year the Inderhanvsbroen (Inner Harbour Bridge) and
Cirkelbroen (Circle Bridge) will close the last gaps in the route
around the harbour. That means it will be possible to take a Sunday
walk around the Harbour, as we already can around the Lakes.

From army and industry to cultural buildings and new
opportunities

So Copenhagen Harbour has at last returned to the city and its
citizens. A protracted historical development has gradually cleared
the harbour of military installations, industry and trade; so today
the harbour is primarily a cultural and recreational area with a
wealth of untapped potential. Passionate enthusiasts, associations,
businesses, foundations and the City of Copenhagen are all busy in
their attempts to revitalise the harbour by creating new
activities, bridges and buildings.

The harbour baths and other pioneering projects

Pioneering projects such as the harbour swimming baths, the
Royal Danish Playhouse and Bryggebroen (the Quay Bridge) have led
the way, and right now we are standing on the threshold of a whole
new phase in the growth of the city. Urban life will extend from
Strøget (the pedestrian shopping zone) to include the area around
the harbour, thus creating a new, living, breathing waterfront.

Bridge over inner harbour.
Illustration: In cooporation between Studio Bednarski and
Copenhagen Municipality.

The harbour's conflicts

The Danish Architecture Centre wants Your Harbour to give
citizens and visitors to the city a real taste of the harbour's
development. We will show you how, over the years, the harbour has
been a forum for industrial conflicts, cultural conflicts and duels
between public and private operators, grassroots organisations and
politicians, owners and users. We will show you how the
transformation of the harbour has resulted from a complex alchemy
of accident, planning and no-nonsense commerce. And we will give a
voice to a whole range of people, who have been involved along the
way.

It's "Your Harbour" - use it!

Many plans and dreams were stillborn, while others saw the light
of day, and there is still no shortage of ideas and visions to help
shape the future development of the harbour. That is putting it
mildly! Your Harbour will also give you a chance to experience some
of those. After all, the harbour is a product of the city and
society and, not least, of all the people, who are committed to
shaping its identity.

Your Harbour has been created by the Danish Architecture
Centre in association with the Museum of Copenhagen, the City of
Copenhagen and Gehl Architects.The project is supported
by the A.P. Møller and Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Foundation,
Realdania and Nordea-fonden.

Meet leading Danish and international architects and professionals, create potential networks and acquire important knowledge about the architectural, construction and innovative industries though seminars, publications and case studies.

Listen to Danish and international experts discuss their visions for sustainable urban development and find inspiration from cites throughout the world through case studies, interviews, seminars and professional master classes.

THE BEST VIEW OVER COPENHAGEN HARBOUR

UNIQUE LOCATION FOR MEETINGS AND
CONFERENCES

We provide professional conference facilities and you will have the
opportunity to visit our changing exhibitions, and enjoy a light
lunch or a cup of coffee and a cake in our café on the first
floor.

TEACHING ARCHITECTURE

We offer courses for different age groups in connection with
Danish Architecture Centre's temporary exhibitions. The activities
are suited to varying target groups depending on the type of
exhibition and wherever possible the courses include hands-on
activities for children. The courses can also be conducted in
English.